Public service was in the Adams family DNA: John and Abigail’s oldest son, John Quincy Adams, became America’s sixth President. After an unsuccessful bid at re-election, he served for 17 years ...

TIME TRAVEL: Quincy can be explored with the help of guided tours, left. John Quincy Adams’ house, right, is one of the city’s many historic sites.

John Quincy Adams joins House, Nov. 6, 1830. By Andrew Glass 11/06/2008 04:41 AM EST. On this day in 1830, John Quincy Adams, who had served from 1825 to 1829 as the nation’s sixth president, ...

The home in Quincy where John Adams, the second president of the United States, was born is undergoing restorations this winter, the Adams National Historical Park announced.

John Quincy Adams escapes House censure. By Andrew Glass 02/07/2012 04:37 AM EST. On this day in 1842, Rep. John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts narrowly escaped censure for agitating against slavery.

A homeless man who was probably looking for a place to sleep was arrested Thursday night for allegedly breaking into the birthplace of John Quincy Adams, a registered national historic site ...

John’s wife Abigail is known as an advocate for women’s rights and his son, John Quincy Adams, later served as our nation’s sixth president,” Lynch said in support of his bill. The bill ...